La Baie Dore Antibes

After brekkie it was onto Menton which is a lovely little town just before the Italian border. Menton is a much more down to earth place than its neighbours and more our scene. We found a park right on the beach and went for a wander and took in sum much needed sun. Next stop Italia!!<br>

Up early as it was a spectacular sunrise - full of pinks and organges. We wanted to hit McWifi before we entered Italy but we did not find one until later in the day in Menton. Before that we drove the coast road through Nice and Monte Carlo, both concrete ...

... seen and spoken to, to date. <br> Set off mid morning to drive through Gorges du Verdon, again another stunning drive. This time though the weather was kind to us and we were able to get out for a hike after lunch. It seemed like a popular drive as we encountered several other tourists, one couple were eating lunch at the same spot we were. They packed up their picnic, took a swig out of ...

Cannes is not as glamrous as we thought it would be, it still has all the fancy smancy stores along the beach, but there were definitely no red carpets rolled out when we were there. We did a day trip to St-Tropez, its was the end of a hge sailing competitiona and tons of ...

... the Grimaldi family. And where Prince Rainier and Grace Kelly joined in marriage in St. Nicholas Cathedral. In the square of Monaco-Ville, the Royal Palace could be found. From here, you could see all the districts of Monaco including Fontevielle, La Condamine and Monte-Carlo. Not to mention the breathtaking view of Port Hercules, more commonly known as the Port of Monte-Carlo! Here you could see the ...

... such a picturesque place they even have perfume refinery where Sandy and Annalisa added aroma to their beauty. We were so close we had to drive into Monaco, and see the King if he would have us. But, Alas we were detained in traffic and missed Him. <br><br>Dining in Antibes-We went to a restaurant in old town Antibes and had pasta for dinner, because that&#8217;s what you&#8217;re supposed to have in that part of the world. Sandy thought she was ordering seafood, but instead ...

... was shining and we were thrilled to find we were only about a hundred meters from the beach. After dinner together and a good night's sleep, they took us to Cannes where the 62nd annual film festival was taking place. Michel gets movie tickets through his work (now retired) and they gave us invitations to have cocktails on one of the hotel verandas as well as passes for the movies of the day. At that point, we said our goodbyes, and they went to their ...

... We found out that she too was going to Milan alone to meet a friend and was having trouble with the trains because of the strikes. She is also living in Antibes and is from Brazil. I asked her if she knew what sorpressa meant and she had no idea but could ask her friend. She then brought over a 75 year old man who only spoke French and Italian. We asked him what sorpressa meant and he said that that train was not running. I looked back at the screen and I couldn't see ...

... of the Resistance in WWII. We wanted to find the town's museum to the Resistance as we had both recently read Peter Fitzsimons book on Nancy Wake, who had spent time in this area. Unfortunately we could not locate the Museum in the town, but were fascinated by the huge rock guarding the town's entrance, which had a church on its summit. Nothing else. Could not even see a way up. The Church can be seen for miles as you approach the town. Thursday and we ...

... have anyway, he is a lovely guy. More on Antibes in future blogs as we have already discovered what a magnificent interesting part of France we have arrived in. However a photo of Di and Patrick is attached. This is taken in our car park (and boat park). Yes we park in the Marina and it is about 200 meters from our home. The nearest restaurant and watering holes (including an Irish Pub, a Colonial Pub (mainly ...